IZUNA: LEGEND OF THE UNEMPLOYED NINJA ARTICLES

February 23, 2007 - If you consider yourself somewhat of a niche gamer, you undoubtedly know the name of Atlus Software. Shipping over 40 titles to the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS alone, Atlus is one of the prime suppliers of Japanese titles for worldwide audiences. While many of the titles aren't game of the year candidates, they certainly fill a section of the gaming community that would otherwise be nearly void of content. Titles such as Trauma Center: Under the Knife, Contact, Super Robot Taisen, Summon Knight: Swordcraft Story, Riviera, and Touch Detective may not be the highest scoring, but they're often remembered by the hardcore gaming crowd. Following suit with its predecessors, Atlus's latest niche action/RPG Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja certainly has its place among hardcore gamers, but misses a few of the necessary points in creating a fluid, intuitive role-playing experience.